Tin Lizzie

Ford's first affordable

Tin Lizzie is a nickname for the Ford Model T, the affordable automobile mass-produced from 1908 to 1927 that put America on wheels.

The term now applies affectionately to any old or rickety car: Grandpa's tin Lizzie barely made it up the hill.

The name likely came from Lizzie as a common name for horses and mules.

vehicle

Model T

First mass-produced automobile

jalopyDilapidated old vehicle
roadsterOpen two-seat sports car
runaboutLight vehicle for errands

Ford · horseless carriage · tourer · coupe · sedan · convertible · automobile · chassis · engine · transmission

cultural

Henry Ford

American automaker, early 1900s

assembly lineSequential workstation manufacturing
mass productionLarge-scale standardized fabrication
Roaring TwentiesProsperous 1920s era

motoring · Americana · prohibition · affordable · democratized · Highland Park · motorization · middle class

vintage

antique

Old valued collectible

classicOf lasting excellence
collectibleObject worth amassing
restorationReturning something to condition

patina · heritage · nostalgia · heirloom · relic · artifact · preservation · auction · barn find · original condition

Opposites

vehicle luxury and prestige

Tin LizzieRolls-Royce

Premier British automaker

limousine · luxury car · Duesenberg · Cadillac · Mercedes-Benz

vehicle condition and reliability

Tin Lizziecherry

Red stone fruit

transportation mode and era

Tin Lizziehorse and buggy

Animal-drawn wheeled vehicle

horseless carriage · horse-drawn carriage · Tesla · electric vehicle · self-driving car

Family

tin, Lizzie, Liz, Elizabeth, tins, tinned, tinning, tinny

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G